Chicken Caprese Paninis

I ADORE paninis! I’m always excited when I find a new one I like. I love making caprese appetizers, but I usually end up eating most of them because my husband likes something with meat on it. So I decided to turn them into a panini using grilled chicken. I was super pleased with the result, and I will be making these again. I even wrapped one up for lunch the next day, and it was still delicious.

Place chicken in a gallon ziploc bag. Pour in dressing, seal, and mix the dressing around the chicken. Marinate chicken breasts for 1 hour.

Grill chicken until cooked over medium high heat. Thin cut breasts cook very quickly. Remove chicken and let it rest a few minutes before slicing.

On each side of bread, spread about a tbsp of pizza sauce. Top with chicken, 1½ slices mozzarella, sliced tomatoes, basil, and other slice of bread.

Drizzle olive oil on both sides of panini before placing in a skillet.

Heat skillet over medium high heat and press panini down with another skillet. Flip once it is golden brown. Press down panini once again with other skillet. Remove to a plate once this side is golden brown.

Repeat with remaining sandwiches.

Serve with pizza sauce for dipping.

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Jaren

I am a wife to an awesome husband, mother of four great kids, and a middle school math teacher. I love collecting recipes and cookbooks! Being able to share the things I make with others is so much fun for me. I have gotten so many cookbooks and torn so many recipes out of magazines! This is my way to really make use of them. I am starting this blog as a way to chronicle the recipes I’ve tried and pass them along. I hope everyone enjoys!!!

Jaren, this sandwich sounds so delicious! I love mozzarella on anything and love the idea of making this with chicken. Thank you so much for sharing at Best of the Weekend and will be pinning to our party board! Have a happy Tuesday and a wonderful week!